وَحُشَ
Root: وحش
Form: 1
Full Definition
وَحُشَI
, Present.T
ـُ [Verbal.Noun, probably, وُحُوشَةٌ or وَحَاشَةٌ or both,] It abounded with wild animals. [The meaning assigned to this verb in Freytag's Lex. belongs not to it, but to
def.2 وَحَشَ بِهِ, or بِهَا,] Present.T يَحِشُ, Verbal.Noun وَحْشٌ; and وحّش بِهِ, or بِهَا, which latter form of the verb is disapproved by IAar, but both are correct; and توحّش [app. used alone, the objective complement being understood]; He threw it, or them, away, or to a distance, namely, his garment, or his garments, and his sword, and his spear, and his weapon, or weapons, or anything, to lighten himself, or his beast of carriage, in fear of his being overtaken: [or in any case; for] it is said in a trad. of El-Ows and ElKhazraj, فَوَحَشُوا بِأَسْلِحَتِهِمْ وٱعْتَنَقَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا [Then they threw away their weapons, and embraced one another].
def.2 وَحَشَ بِهِ, or بِهَا,] Present.T يَحِشُ, Verbal.Noun وَحْشٌ; and وحّش بِهِ, or بِهَا, which latter form of the verb is disapproved by IAar, but both are correct; and توحّش [app. used alone, the objective complement being understood]; He threw it, or them, away, or to a distance, namely, his garment, or his garments, and his sword, and his spear, and his weapon, or weapons, or anything, to lighten himself, or his beast of carriage, in fear of his being overtaken: [or in any case; for] it is said in a trad. of El-Ows and ElKhazraj, فَوَحَشُوا بِأَسْلِحَتِهِمْ وٱعْتَنَقَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا [Then they threw away their weapons, and embraced one another].
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